model is OFFICIALLY BUILT!
The day before the biggest day of
our project, we all came together
and wrapped up everything we could
for the final model. The last tubes
were sawed, the last tube shards
were stapled into the canopy, and
the last bits of grass were put into
place.
However, or process did not go 100%
according to plan. We believed
we achieved our tube quota, but
unfortunately that wasn't the case.
We came up a tad short. But we came
up with a plan and improvised with our
lack of tubes. We tapedshorter, left-
over tube parts together with packing
tape. Surprisingly, these Frankenstein
tubes held together well just like
whole tubes. For the sake of
appearance, we placed these taped-
up tubes towards the center of a
couple of the bases so the tape
would not be visible.
Once all nine bases were
completed,
they were all hauled to Prof. Hart's home,
which is a third the distance
from the building site. This
will cut our set-up time on
Sunday by an extreme
amount. The rest of each
arm is also located at his
house. On Sunday morning,
we will all assemble at his
home, pick up all the parts,
and ship it to the site to be
built.
We spent the closing hour
of the day taking any
excess tubes, primarily
carpet tubes, out of Phil's
house and out to be
disposed of. Sheila and Matt
wanted to come along for
the ride, but that would
have been a terrible idea.
Also, Kait brought over her
dog, Jack,
so he could help us out for the day!
Everything is all prepared
and ready for the big day
tomorrow! We are all excited
and can't wait to see how
people react to our Cardboard
Pipe Dream.
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